Petition #20881917

• East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. October 30, 1819. - circa 0 .
• Court: District
• Salutation: To the honorable the Judge of the 3rd District Court, State of Louisiana, Parish of East Baton Rouge

Abstract

Robert, a mulatto slave commonly called Robert Steer, sues for his freedom. Robert claims that he was freed by the will and testament of the late Samuel Steer, but that Steer’s son, also called Samuel Steer, continues to hold him in bondage and collects the proceeds of his labor and services. Robert asks the court to declare him a free man and to condemn the younger Samuel Steer to pay him $5,000 in lost wages and damages.

• Number of petition pages: 3
• Related documents: Answer, Samuel Steer, 2 November 1819; Summons, 30 October 1819; Sheriff's Return, 31 October 1819; Testimony, George Garig, 4 May 1820
• Pages of related documents: 6

4 people are documented within petition 20881917

• 2 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner
• 1 Other

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Citation information

Repository: East Baton Rouge Parish, Clerk of Court Archives, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Records of the Third Judicial District Court

Subjects

• owner(s)/citizens manumit/free slave
• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• Virtually free (enslaved)
• Education and literacy (enslaved)
• Skills (enslaved)
• Apprenticeship/Indenture (FPOC)
• Overseers
• Interracial relationships
• Illegitimacy